The Emotional Lives of Animals (revised): A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy — and Why They MatterA seminal exploration of animal emotion, sentience, and cognition, revised and expanded to incorporate a surge of new science When award-winning scientist Marc Bekoff penned the first edition of this book in 2007, he predicted that over time our understanding of animal cognition and emotion would grow “richer, more accurate, and possibly different.” Since then, not only has the field seen an explosion of new and startling research, but the popular interest in the subject has grown as well, spawning countless podcasts, articles, and bestselling books. Bekoff skillfully blends extraordinary stories of animal joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with the latest scientific research confirming the existence of emotions that common sense and experience have long implied. Filled with light humor and compassion, The Emotional Lives of Animals is a clarion call for reassessing both how we view and how we treat animals. |
Contents
Cognitive Ethology Studying Animal Minds and Hearts | |
Beastly Passions What Animals Feel | |
Wild Justice Empathy and Fair Play | |
Addressing Uncertainty and Anthropomorphism | |
Ethical Choices Why Animal WellBeing Matters | |
Compassion and Justice for | |
Acknowledgments | |
Bibliography | |
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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy ... Marc Bekoff Limited preview - 2010 |
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy ... Marc Bekoff Limited preview - 2024 |
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy ... Marc Bekoff Limited preview - 2010 |
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